Incomprehension among survivors Mike Stok – Dutch Newspaper

 
 

 

ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – The families of the Dutchman killed by police bullets Mike Stok (29) are very disappointed that the prosecution has asked for acquittal of the two agents involved. That says their lawyer Desiree Young Thursday.

The survivors, among whom stoks father, stepmother and then partner, call ,, incomprehensible ” that the prosecution says that there was bad weather when Pole in April 2013 was shot dead.

Stick would be exhausted after a scuffle with some city guards. He did not respond to commands and warning shots and would have posed a danger to the surroundings.

Walking

,, It’s not gone, ” set the next of kin. They are convinced that ,, Mike not walking around with the intent to do anything to anyone “says lawyer De Jonge. ,, Mike was just on his way to his home ”.

The officers on trial, a man and a woman, were confronted in April 2013 with the aggressive Stick in the Fazantstraat in Rotterdam. Feyenoord supporter Stok

had harassed two female wardens who had fined him for his stray dog. The cop who fired the fatal shot, thought Stick was brandishing an ax, but later found that a walking stick.

Sincere condolences

In a Notice let the family know that the loss is still being felt every day. ,, You can not imagine what it means when your child sees it as, ” he said.

Also, the agents let it be known to be affected. In the male runner gleaned statement ,, they showed their sincere condolences ” to the relatives of Stok. He said that the event also for himself ,, quite dramatically ” has been, but that he acted in good conscience. He now works at a different location to the police.